Matthew 15:26
“But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Matthew 15:26 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and cast it to the dogs.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
“It is not fair,” replied Jesus, “to take the children’s food and throw it to dogs.”
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Er aber antwortete und sprach: Es ist nicht schön, das Brot der Kinder zu nehmen und den Hündlein hinzuwerfen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y respondiendo él, dijo: No es bien tomar el pan de los hijos, y echarlo á los perrillos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas ele respondeu: Não é bom tomar o pão dos filhos e lançá-lo aos cachorrinhos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ele respondeu e disse: "Não é correto tirar o pão dos filhos e lançá-lo aos cachorrinhos".
📖 Matthew 15:26 in Context
24But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.
26But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.
27And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.
28Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.
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